Darksalmon #E9967A
Darksalmon is a light, moderately saturated warm-toned color with a warm cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.
Use cases: CTAs · Energy accents
Families: Oranges · Coral Colors · Salmon Colors
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #E9967A | |
| RGB | rgb(233, 150, 122) | |
| HSL | hsl(15, 72%, 70%) | |
| HSV | hsv(15, 48%, 91%) | |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.108 39.4) | |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% 0.0836 0.0687) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 47.6%, 8.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0261, 40.5455, 23.7052) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9, 28.2, 27.7) | |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.9, 39.5, 44.5°) | |
| Luminance | 0.405 (WCAG relative) |
Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: darksalmon.
Collections: Tropical Colors · Sunset Colors
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)
Shades (toward black)
Tints (toward white)
Tones (toward gray)
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Edit in generator →Monochromatic
Edit in generator →Accessibility & contrast
Best text on darksalmon
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Lightsalmon #FFA07A | 4.70 | |
| Light Salmon #FEA993 | 5.78 | |
| Peachy Pink #FF9A8A | 6.06 | |
| Dark Peach #DE7E5D | 6.47 | |
| Pale Salmon #FFB19A | 7.10 | |
| Salmon #FA8072 | 8.06 |
Related colors
Colors that go with darksalmon
Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.